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On the recordFebruary 3, 2010
These are three very, very different communities with very different needs and challenges right now. Why are we trying to put them all into one straitjacket? Don't we really trust the local officials? And, more importantly, are you telling us you don't trust local parents to take ownership over their schools? Dick Armey, our former colleague, used to say, The people that I want running my schools are the people who know the names of my kids. That is the local folks.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan
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govinfo.gov
Feb 3, 2010

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Hoekstra is discussing the importance of local control in education.

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